Examines why millions of sixty-somethings are choosing to carry on working. Describes the competing visions for work that may capture the hearts, minds and time of Baby Boomers who are not content, or affluent enough, to spend the next 20 or 30 years of their lives on the golf course

Examines why millions of sixty-somethings are choosing to carry on working. Describes the competing visions for work that may capture the hearts, minds and time of Baby Boomers who are not content, or affluent enough, to spend the next 20 or 30 years of their lives on the golf course

Discusses what it means to carry out "good work" -- work that is both excellent in quality and socially responsible. Explores this theme in two different professional fields -- genetics (in a self-identified golden age) and journalism (in a self-critical, transitional stage). Concludes that the same "five levers for good work" apply. Discusses how to foster and encourage "good work" in all professions

Discusses what it means to carry out "good work" -- work that is both excellent in quality and socially responsible. Explores this theme in two different professional fields -- genetics (in a self-identified golden age) and journalism (in a self-critical, transitional stage). Concludes that the same "five levers for good work" apply. Discusses how to foster and encourage "good work" in all professions

Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Get Radio Babies, Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers to Work Together and Achieve More

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Publisher:

Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2007

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Notes:

Offers guidance about working with the five different generations currently in the workforce. With each generation having a different perspective, based on their upbringing and daily lives, the key to successful inter-generational encounters is learning to understand the point of view of each generation and respect their differences

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